#BB3C40#BB3C40

#BB3C40 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.163 H 22.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3C40
RGB	rgb(187, 60, 64)
HSL	hsl(358, 51%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(358, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.9%, 65.8%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.48, 51.07, 26.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.48, 57.60, 27.53°)
OKLab	oklab(54.11% 0.1503 0.0629)
OKLCH	oklch(54.11% 0.163 22.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.0372, 14.1700, 6.3715)
Luminance	0.1417 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3C40 #3CBBB7

analogous

#BB3C7F #BB3C40 #BB773C

triadic

#BB3C40 #40BB3C #3C40BB

tetradic

#BB3C40 #7FBB3C #3CBBB7 #773CBB

square

#BB3C40 #7FBB3C #3CBBB7 #773CBB

split-complementary

#BB3C40 #3CBB77 #3C7FBB

monochromatic

#5E1E20 #8D2D30 #BB3C40 #CE6669 #DD9597

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#BB3C40 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#BB3C40 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3C40

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3C40	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3C40	1.00	5.48	3.83	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E583F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E733C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD1B3F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3c40;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 60, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.163 22.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77975',
    500: '#bb3c40',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3c40;
$custom-light: #d77975;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3c40",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.11,
    "s": 51.417,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54106,
    "c": 0.16295,
    "h": 22.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14167
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3C40

secondary

#8BC8C6

accent

#DBD64D

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3C40

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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